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Best yellow perch lakes in Utah

21 Utah waters hold yellow perch. Ranked below by size and depth-data quality — open any water to see exactly where to fish it: depth contours, scored spots with plain-English reasons, seasonal windows and bait picks. The premier eating panfish. Roams soft-bottom flats and weed edges in schools — a daytime biter.

1. Utah Lake — 10 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Walleye, White Bass, Northern PikeWhy #1: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 9 public access sites
2. Yuba Reservoir — 37 ft max · Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Northern Pike, Channel CatfishWhy #2: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 2 public access sites
3. Starvation Reservoir — 108 ft max · Walleye, Crappie, Bluegill, Rainbow TroutWhy #3: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 1 public access site
4. Willard Bay Reservoir — 22 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, CrappieWhy #4: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 2 public access sites
5. Deer Creek Reservoir — 66 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, White BassWhy #5: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 2 public access sites
6. Fish Lake — 175 ft max · Rainbow Trout, Muskellunge, Yellow Perch, Common CarpWhy #6: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 4 public access sites
7. Jordanelle Reservoir — 292 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Crappie, Rainbow TroutWhy #7: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 3 public access sites
8. Pineview Reservoir — 82 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Crappie, BluegillWhy #8: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 2 public access sites
9. Echo Reservoir — 49 ft max · Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Crappie, Channel CatfishWhy #9: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 1 public access site
10. Rockport Reservoir — 77 ft max · Smallmouth Bass, Rainbow Trout, Yellow Perch, Brown TroutWhy #10: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 1 public access site
11. Red Fleet Reservoir — 144 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Walleye, Crappie, BluegillWhy #11: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 1 public access site
12. Big Sand Wash — 69 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Rainbow TroutWhy #12: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 1 public access site
13. Hyrum Reservoir — 82 ft max · Rainbow Trout, Yellow Perch, Brown TroutWhy #13: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 1 public access site
14. Johnson Reservoir — 21 ft max · Muskellunge, Yellow PerchWhy #14: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 1 public access site
15. Mantua Reservoir — 20 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Bluegill, Rainbow TroutWhy #15: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 1 public access site
16. Mill Meadow Reservoir — 66 ft max · Rainbow Trout, White Bass & Hybrids, Yellow Perch, Brown TroutWhy #16: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 1 public access site
17. Newton Reservoir — 74 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Crappie, Bluegill, Channel CatfishWhy #17: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 1 public access site
18. Forsyth Reservoir — 36 ft max · Yellow Perch, Cutthroat Trout, SplakeWhy #18: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
19. Brough Reservoir — 56 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Bluegill, Rainbow Trout, Yellow PerchWhy #19: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
20. Lake Blanchard — 26 ft max · Rainbow Trout, Yellow Perch, Brown Trout, Brook TroutWhy #20: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
21. Dean Lake — 39 ft max · Rainbow Trout, Yellow Perch, Brown Trout, Brook TroutWhy #21: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached

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When to fish yellow perch in Utah

• Spring 3–12 ft — Spawning runs to shallow weeds and gravel — find the school, stay on it.
• Summer 10–30 ft — Schools slide deeper to soft-bottom flats and deep weedlines.
• Fall 12–35 ft — Jumbo perch pod up on deep basin flats feeding on invertebrates.
• Winter 15–35 ft — A premier ice-fishing target — deep mud flats, small jigs.

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